Band 5 Vaccinator to Work Across The Lmns

As a Registered Health Care Professional working in vaccinations, the post holder will include working across the four trusts, in delivering a safe and effective service for the mass delivery of COVID-19 vaccinations and other maternity vaccinations. The post holder will undertake activities such as clinical assessment, dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials.
- Responsible for providing specialist advice and technical services in relation to the care of patients
- Plan, advise and recommend treatment when necessary
- Handle difficult conversations (sensitive, language barriers, hostile atmosphere) and convert complex technical information into easily to understand communication
- Observe infection control procedures
- Ensures that all NHS statutory & mandatory training as needed. This includes BLS, Anaphylaxis and Immunisation training.
- Follow local and national policy.
- Respond to queries or escalate to the clinical supervisor.
- Support more junior staff in the provision of care including training in the use of protocols as needed.
- Responsible for the safe and effective use of equipment and other resources, ensuring equipment is maintained in good working order.
- Ensure vaccine, stationery and health promotion resources are available in immediate work area and monitored appropriately.
- Improve and maintain personal and professional development by participating in continuing professional development activities including statutory and mandatory training in compliance with the programme requirements.
- Have an awareness of Trust/ Lead Provider policies and procedures that affect the management of staff.
- Involved in the induction and supervision of new and existing staff.
- Effectively use IT support systems to enhance direct and indirect care delivery

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Responsible for providing specialist advice and technical services in relation to the care of patients
- Plan, advise and recommend treatment when necessary
- Handle difficult conversations (sensitive, language barriers, hostile atmosphere) and convert complex technical information into easily to understand communication
- Observe infection control procedures
- Ensures that all NHS statutory & mandatory training as needed. This includes BLS, Anaphylaxis and Immunisation training.
- Follow local and national policy.
- Respond to queries or escalate to the clinical supervisor.
- Support more junior staff in the provision of care including training in the use of protocols as needed.
- Responsible for the safe and effective use of equipment and other resources, ensuring equipment is maintained in good working order.
- Ensure vaccine, stationery and health promotion resources are available in immediate work area and monitored appropriately.
- Improve and maintain personal and professional development by participating in continuing professional development activities including statutory and mandatory training in compliance with the programme requirements.
- Have an awareness of Trust/ Lead Provider policies and procedures that affect the management of staff.
- Involved in the induction and supervision of new and existing staff.
- Effectively use IT support systems to enhance direct and indirect care delivery.
- Use of an electronic patient record system.
- Submit accurate and timely activity data as required.
- Manual handling of equipment (e.g. records, vaccination equipment)
- Frequent requirement for intense concentration (drawing-up, patient assessment and observation)
- Work pattern altering to meet service need and prioritising work issues accordingly with changes faced. Include dynamic team working across the four trusts.
- Occasional need to cope with difficult emotional situations.
- Undertake multiple roles such as: clinical assessment, dilution and drawing up of the vaccine from multi-dose vials and additional clinical support.
- Enable the delivery of vaccinations to all eligible citizens by assisting with the overall coordination of the s